A Life Debt Repaid

Chapter 1283

Cordy lay in bed, waiting for John.

He eventually emerged from the bathroom, absent-mindedly drying his hair as he changed into fresh pajamas.

He appeared surprised to find Cordy in bed. "Going to sleep too?"

"Can't I?"

"No,’' he quickly said. "I mean, you'd have trouble sleeping at the hospital while taking care of your grandfather."

Cordy pursed her lips-that certainly was not the case.

In private hospitals, one could enjoy the hospitality usually expected from five-star hotels. With people at your beck and call, it certainly did not dull in comparison to one.

Still, John did not seem to notice Cordy's feelings as he pulled up the blanket and got into bed.

did

could not recall a day when he was alone in the same room with

her firmly, he started to

Cordy's heart racing.

force at work stopping them from consummating

a long while, but

that he could not sleep the

could not feel his body

asleep, his breathing

disbelief-he actually fell asleep and

the grievance that seemed to stay stuck on her chest and was left tossing and turning, unsure if she was supposed to vent or to

help twitching a little just then,

weight, making her uncomfortable, so he moved

was going to bite him, she spotted the dark circles under his eye, an obvious sign that he had been

little pained and she took a deep breath to